Grooming Sessions
Grooming sessions are a whole lot more effective when the Product Owner kicks the meeting off with a short presentation that shows what the results are of the last release, what the team needs to accomplish in the upcoming quarter, and what are the 3-4 priorities that need to be ...
Consultants Bore Quickly
t’s not that hard to figure out when you are working with a consultant who already has a preconceived model he or she thinks will solve your problems. Today in the software delivery world, it’s bound to involve agile, kanban, or design thinking. Not that any well researched a...
Wherefore Art Thou Multimedia?
It probably sounds passé now, but there once was a technology we thought would be a new way for telling stories, and maybe even creating art.Pascal’s Wager
Whether or not to profess allegiance to Agile is a bit like Pascal’s Wager (Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662). Since objective proof is as hard to come by for Agile as it is for God, you’re ultimately better off saying you believe than stating otherwise. The analysis looks a bit like this: You can see the benefit […]
Noticing Growth
If everything in the universe were expanding (let’s say over night, even atoms grow to the size of golf balls), how will you know you are bigger tomorrow than you are are today? It’ll be hard to measure because your ruler will also be bigger. The same is true for agencies. They get bigger than […]
The Cassandra Thrill
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][A] bit of career advice: Every day, try to find a little bit of sky that could fall on your project. Then tell your boss about it. You might think your job was to methodically think through a plan and deliver on it. You might even think you get rewarded for delivering on-time and on-budget, growing leaders, and helping your folks maintain a work-life balance. Wrong. Delivering the above are table stakes. Expected. [tweet_box design="box_07" float="none"]No matter how remote the risk, bosses will love you for pointing them out.[/tweet_box] What matters most, especially to executives, is worse case. They/We love Cassandras who foresee land mines, snakes in the grass, and train wrecks. No matter how remote the risk, bosses will love you for pointing them out. Of course, you have to then own the risk and make every effort to avoid it. If you do, tomorrow, you'll have to find another snake.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Catch Someone
